Registration of minor works contractors under the new minor works control system will start December 30.

Minor works practitioners, including body corporates, partnerships, sole proprietorships, or (for Class III minor works only) individuals, can apply for registration as minor work contractors for relevant classes, types or items of minor works according to their qualifications and experience.

While practitioners with adequate qualifications can register directly as minor works contractors, a two-year provisional registration arrangement will be put in place for those who need to attend top-up courses to attain adequate qualifications.

Registers to go online

The registers of contractors will be published on the Buildings Department's website for public inspection when the control system is fully implemented. 

Incentives for registration for Class III individual candidates, including full subsidy for mandatory one-day top-up courses for the first three years and "early-bird" fee concessions (for practitioners who apply in accordance with their experience and not formal qualifications) for the first 12 months, will be provided.

Depending on the registration progress, the Development Bureau will decide when to launch the control system. The current target is to begin operation by the end of the first quarter of 2010 at the earliest.